/tags/paid-leave paid leave en-US Copyright Thu, 23 Mar 2023 15:21:43 GMT /politics/2023-03-23/texas-senate-advances-paid-parental-leave-for-state-employees Currently, state employees who have a baby are not granted paid parental leave. Instead, the worker must use accumulated vacation or sick time. They can also take unpaid time off under the Federal Family and Medical Leave Act. Thu, 23 Mar 2023 15:21:43 GMT /politics/2023-03-23/texas-senate-advances-paid-parental-leave-for-state-employees Sergio Martínez-Beltrán /politics/2023-03-06/legislators-to-discuss-several-bills-geared-toward-making-it-easier-to-become-parents-in-texas Paid parental leave for state employees and a bill to make diapers, pads and tampons cheaper are both on the docket this week. Mon, 06 Mar 2023 21:44:18 GMT /politics/2023-03-06/legislators-to-discuss-several-bills-geared-toward-making-it-easier-to-become-parents-in-texas Sarah Asch /news/2022-09-13/texas-is-one-of-the-worst-states-in-the-country-for-workers-heres-why Oxfam America, a nonprofit organization working to end poverty, tracked how states and territories protect, support and pay workers. Tue, 13 Sep 2022 18:58:45 GMT /news/2022-09-13/texas-is-one-of-the-worst-states-in-the-country-for-workers-heres-why Bekah Morr /news/2022-03-01/dallas-considers-mental-health-leave-for-city-employees-who-experience-a-traumatic-event Dallas officials have proposed making more than 8,000 city employees eligible for five days of paid leave if they experience a traumatic event. Tue, 01 Mar 2022 11:00:00 GMT /news/2022-03-01/dallas-considers-mental-health-leave-for-city-employees-who-experience-a-traumatic-event Pablo Arauz Peña /news/2021-04-13/texas-senate-revives-push-to-block-cities-paid-sick-leave-ordinances Supporters say Senate Bill 14 will make it easier for businesses to operate in multiple cities. Opponents call it an "existential threat to Texas workers.” Tue, 13 Apr 2021 14:00:03 GMT /news/2021-04-13/texas-senate-revives-push-to-block-cities-paid-sick-leave-ordinances Megan Munce | The Texas Tribune /texas-news/2020-03-31/judge-blocks-dallas-paid-sick-leave-ordinance-days-before-enforcement-was-to-begin A Texas judge issued an injunction Monday night against the city of Dallas’ sick leave ordinance, finding that the local measure runs afoul of federal and… Tue, 31 Mar 2020 13:50:04 GMT /texas-news/2020-03-31/judge-blocks-dallas-paid-sick-leave-ordinance-days-before-enforcement-was-to-begin Alex Samuels | Texas Tribune /texas-news/2018-07-17/petition-to-put-paid-sick-leave-in-dallas-on-ballot-fails-group-demands-recount A petition to let Dallas voters decide whether employers across the city should be required to give employees paid sick leave fell short. Now, organizers… Tue, 17 Jul 2018 15:34:54 GMT /texas-news/2018-07-17/petition-to-put-paid-sick-leave-in-dallas-on-ballot-fails-group-demands-recount Christopher Connelly /texas-news/2018-06-11/group-says-it-has-enough-signatures-to-put-paid-sick-leave-in-dallas-on-ballot-this-fall Dallas voters may have the chance to weigh in on whether workers across the city get paid when they’re too sick to work.A coalition of Texas-based… Mon, 11 Jun 2018 22:08:54 GMT /texas-news/2018-06-11/group-says-it-has-enough-signatures-to-put-paid-sick-leave-in-dallas-on-ballot-this-fall Christopher Connelly /politics/2018-04-13/paid-sick-leave-could-be-on-the-ballot-in-dallas-this-fall In Texas, 40 percent of workers don't have access to paid sick leave, according to the Institute for Women’s Policy Research. That’s true for half of all… Fri, 13 Apr 2018 21:25:20 GMT /politics/2018-04-13/paid-sick-leave-could-be-on-the-ballot-in-dallas-this-fall Christopher Connelly /2016-10-04/on-your-mark-give-birth-go-back-to-work Tricia Olson gave birth to her son and was back on the job three weeks later. Like most Americans, she doesn't get paid family leave, and she's among the 40 percent who don't qualify for unpaid leave. Tue, 04 Oct 2016 20:30:00 GMT /2016-10-04/on-your-mark-give-birth-go-back-to-work Jennifer Ludden, Jessica Deahl